Kitchen-dresser



UNITED STATES ATENT -l-lifFFicE.

AMOS K. HOFFMEIER, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

KITCHEN-DRESSER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,495, dated January 11, 1881.

Application tiled J une 8, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMos K. HOFFMEIER, of the city of Lancaster, county of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improved Kitchen -Dresser with Sink and Fluted Draining-Leaves Combined, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure l represents a perspective view of the dresser and sink, exhibiting its spicedrawers at the top, doors and shelves beneath, then another series of boxes having hinged lids, and the sink with its drawers. Fig. 2 is a removable head-piece with spice and other drawers. Fig. 3 is a third removable section of the dresser, showing its doors and shelves. Fig. 4 is an under or fourth section, exhibiting another series of boxes having hinged lids. Fig. 5 represents the sink or base of the dresser with its doors, drawers, and under cupboard. One of the tluted lids at the top is open and exhibits its inclined position, resting upon the bevel top of the side ofthe sink, so as to drain the washed dishes. Fig. 6 shows how the lid is attached to the sink. Fig. 7 exhibits one of the tight spice-drawers with lid hoisted.

The nature'of my invention consists in the construction of a dresser and sink composed of separate sections of drawers, shelves, and cupboards fitting one above the other, as more fully hereinafter described.

The lids of the sink are fluted and fitted to the top ot' sink at au incline, so as to rest upon the incline or bevel top edge without any other support behind them, the lids L being held by iron plates M on the lower sides and corresponding iron plates screwed to the inside of the sink near the top, connected by iron pins extending through the lower holes of the plates.

The ornamental head-piece A is a detachable ornament with pins B beneath, that fit into apertures at top in the first section, D, be-

(Model.)

neath, the section D being composed of drawers forming tight boxes E for spices, coffee, tea, chocolate, &c. The next section, G, has shelves H, provided with doors l, and 'said section G fit-s over the next section, J, which has a row of boxes provided with lids, for knives, forks, spoons, Snc. rEhe sections Gr and J have pins B, fitting into the sink K, which sink may be sold and used separately as a single article of furniture. The saine ornamental top A is intended to be fitted upon each detached section.

Fig. 7 shows that the spice-boxes are made tight by hinging the lid R of the box E to a cross-piece and rabbetin g the edges of the sides and front of the box to receive the edge of the hinged lid R, set liush with the upper external edges of the box E.

rlhe draining-lids L of the sink K rest at an incline, when open, upon and against the beveled edge of the top ofthe sink K, and the iron plates M at their proper angle or incline for draining the washed dishes, the lids L being held by the iron plates M, (with pins,) screwed onto the lower corners of the lids L, and corresponding plates M,( with holes or pins,) screwed fast to the inside of the sink K, near thc top edge, connected byiron pins or holes through the iron plates M, operating as pivots, thus needing no other supports behind the lids L.

I do not claim metallic tinted lids for sinks, as they have been used before; but

The combination and arrangement ofthe movable and detachable section head-piece A, detachable section D, with its spice-drawers E, section Gr, with its shelves and doors, section J, with its row of boxes and lids, sink or base K, and cupboardof the sink or base, all arranged and combined as herein described and for the purposes set forth.

A. K. HOFFMEIER.

Witnesses:

J. FRANKLIN REIGART, WM. M. HOFFMEIER. 

